Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Henry II of France, When Dauphin, ca. 1490–1500, redecorated 1539

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Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Henry II of France, When Dauphin, ca. 1490–1500, redecorated 1539, Franco-Italian, Steel, gold, brass, H. 27 1/2 in. ( cm); W. 15 in. ( cm); Wt. 5 lb. 3 oz. (2350 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, In the Renaissance, elaborate parade armor of fanciful design was often employed in tournaments, ceremonial entries, and court pageants. This shaffron, shaped as a fierce dragon's head, was made at the end of the fifteenth century, perhaps for the French court, by a Milanese armorer working in Lyon

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